Emporia, Kansas Demographics

Emporia is 3rd in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Income below poverty line

Emporia is 5th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Emporia is 6th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Foreign born residents

Emporia is 6th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Emporia is 10th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Emporia is 12th in Kansas out of 50 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Emporia is 13th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Race - Asian

Emporia is 14th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Housing units

Emporia is 15th in Kansas out of 55 other cities in Retail sales

Emporia is 15th in Kansas out of 61 other cities in Households

Size Demographics
	Emporia	Rank	Kansas	US
Current population (2012)	24,958	17th	2,885,905	313,914,040
Size in square miles	11.8	20th	81,758.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,105.8	18th	34.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Emporia	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents younger than 5	7.4%	35th	7.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.5%	46th	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.4%	38th	13.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Emporia	Rank	Kansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.5%	55th	89.5%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	23.7%	33rd	29.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Emporia	Rank	Kansas	US
Race - White	79.2%	50th	87.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.2%	32nd	6.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	29th	1.2%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.1%	13th	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	10th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.1%	27th	2.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	6th	11.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	66.4%	53rd	77.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Emporia	Rank	Kansas	US
Female residents	51.8%	20th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	13.4%	6th	6.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Emporia	Rank	Kansas	US
Housing units	11,352	14th	1,237,651	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	31.6%	5th	17.6%	25.9%
Households	9,906	15th	1,104,479	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	52.9%	54th	69.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$88,600	42nd	$125,500	$186,200
People per household	2.5	35th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Emporia	Rank	Kansas	US
Income per capita	$17,527	60th	$26,545	$27,915
Income per household	$35,145	57th	$50,594	$52,762
Income below poverty line	24.2%	3rd	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Emporia	Rank	Kansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,664	17th	237,040	27,092,908
Retail sales	$443,360	15th	$34,538,332	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$16,760	19th	$12,444	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$48,595	12th	$4,192,347	$613,795,732